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Toddler Spatial Knowledge Boosts Understanding of Numbers

June 13, 2012

15 June 2012, News, Newsletter, Spacial Relations, Visual Perception

[Source: Science Daily] Children who are skilled in understanding how shapes fit together to make recognizable objects also have an advantage when it comes to learning the number line and solving math problems. (Credit: © mitgirl / Fotolia) Children who are…...

June 13, 2012

15 June 2012, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Social Anxiety

[Source: UCF Tdoay, Virtually Better, Inc.] A principal standing in the hallway says, “You are one of my favorite students!” In class, a smart girl says, “You are the nicest person in our class!” Many children would smile and eagerly return those…...

June 12, 2012

15 June 2012, Article, Cerebral Palsy, Newsletter

By: Rachel Scott, Doctor of Physical Therapy Student. University of Central Arkansas. 2006. Karl Kaufman, PT, Melanie Massey Physical Therapy. West Monroe, Louisiana. Reprinted with the express permission of Rachel Scott, PT, DPT Background and Purpose: Intensive therapy (IT) programs for children…...

SLP Corner: Improving Social Skills

June 12, 2012

15 June 2012, Newsletter, SLP

by Brianna Allor, SLP-CFY Reprinted with permission of the author as it appeared on her blog I’m taking some summer classes this year to help bump me up on the pay scale a little quicker. One of the classes I am taking…...

June 12, 2012

15 June 2012, Anxiety, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, one in eight children suffers from an anxiety disorder. And because many anxious children turn into severely anxious adults, early intervention can have a major impact on a patient’s life…...

June 11, 2012

15 June 2012, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] In what could be a major blow to autism research efforts, scientists say that one-third of the world’s largest collection of autism brain samples has been damaged. Officials at McLean Hospital, a Harvard affiliate near Boston, found that a…...

June 11, 2012

15 June 2012, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP, Tip or Resource

Special Needs.com is a great site providing excellent information for parents and educators. I wanted to draw special attention however to their “Special Needs App of the Day” page. Great Stuff! Check out the Special Needs.com App of the Day ...

June 11, 2012

15 June 2012, Handwriting, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source Journal of Occupational Therapy via Your Therapy Source] The Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools and Early Intervention published research on haptic and kinesthetic perceptions relationships to handwriting legibility and speed in 177 first and second grade children in Taiwan. Haptic perception…...

June 8, 2012

22 June 2012, Article, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Newsletter, SLP

By: Deb Tomarakos, SLP-CCC Reprinted with the express permission of the author as it originally appeared on her blog Speech Gadget, April 23, 2012 Through this blog, I have shared a bit about my kids but I haven’t gone into too much detail because…...

June 7, 2012

8 June 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Stress may affect brain development in children, altering growth of a specific piece of the brain and abilities associated with it, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “There has been a lot of work in animals linking…...